Eric is a former bookseller, guitarist, and comic seller currently living in Saint Louis, Missouri. A lifelong enthusiast of books, music, toys, and games, he discovered a love for the written word after being dragged to the library by his parents at a young age. When he is not writing, you can usually find him reading, gaming, or buried beneath a small avalanche of Transformers.

“I really like this series,
I think the whole world that Catrina Burgess has built is so original. I can
never predict what is going to happen next in these stories.” —Goodreads reviewer

Praise for Awakening, Book 1 in the Dark
Rituals series:

"A paranormal story unlike any other. If you
are looking for an original plot look no further. … I couldn't put it down!
Every single time I thought I was getting to a lull where I might be able to
stop reading, the hooks dug in deeper." —Goodreads reviewer

"The plot twists and turns on this wild horror
ride. … A must read by an exceptional upcoming author." —Goodreads
reviewer

“…I love that is unashamedly
dramatic.” —Goodreads
reviewer

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Awakening, Book 1 the Dark
Rituals - Meet Colina, healer turned death dealer. The Dark Rituals YA
book series by Catrina Burgess. Best Suspense Wattpad 2014. Over 3 million
reads on Wattpad. Available in digital and print format - Amazon, Kobo,
B&N, iBooks, Book Depository.

In Awakening,
the first installment in the Dark Rituals series, a former healer turns to the Death
Arts to seek revenge.

Seventeen-year-old
Colina was born a healer. But after a horrific event forces her to leave her
clan, she becomes desperate to learn the dark magic of the death dealers, mages
who draw their power from the spirits of the dead. Colina was taught to fear
and hate death dealers, but becoming one of them is the only way for her to get
the revenge she seeks—and the only way for her to survive.

Colina
asks a young death dealer named Luke to help her, but he’s reluctant to train
her in the Death Arts. Little does she know convincing him to teach her will be
the easiest part of her journey. To become a death dealer, Colina will need to
undergo three dark rituals, each more terrifying than the last. At the same
time, she’ll have to deal with her growing feelings for her mentor. Too bad the
first ritual involves him strangling her to death.

As Colina
undergoes the trials, she discovers an untapped darkness within herself. If she
survives the horrific rituals and gains dark power, what will she become?

Catrina
Burgess’ Dark Rituals series originally appeared on Wattpad with over three
million reads. Awakening
is the first book of four and was named Wattpad’s Best Suspense Story of 2014.

“After taking few deep breaths, I... still
don't feel better, in fact. That was terrible. And great. Colina would say:
Terrific. I had to give this five stars, because, OK, I didn't cry or anything,
but! It. Was. So. Amazing. And disgusting, most of the time.” –
GoodReads Reviewer

I stood paralyzed. Memories whipped across my
mind: people in black robes rushing around the ballroom, screaming in fear and
pain; Luke, his body crushed under the stone alter, his face ashen, his open
eyes staring at me, lifeless. I remember trying to reach him, to heal him, but
hands had grabbed at me and pulled me back.

Voices
screamed, “Help us!”

Spirits in the
here and now were screaming at me, startling me out of my memories. I was back
in the present, staring down at Dean’s motionless body in the water. He’s drowning… I have to get him out!

“Luke!” I
threw my hands into the tub, grabbing around his waist and trying to pull him
up. He was too heavy. “No!” I cried out in frustration and changed position. I
reached under the water again, and this time grabbed his right arm. I braced my
feet against the tub and pulled. I strained with every bit of strength and,
ever so slowly, his body began to move. I dragged him out of the water, inch by
painful inch, until his upper half tilted over the edge of the tub and his
weight carried him over and down onto the floor.

I knelt over
him. His eyes looked glazed and dead. There was no breath coming from his lips.
I was once again frozen by fear, trying desperately to remember what I should
do.

I leaned
forward and put my lips on his. I breathed once, twice. His lungs inflated with
each of my breaths. I put my head down against his chest. There was no
heartbeat. “Come on, Luke! Come back!” I crossed my hands one on top of the
other and brought them down hard against his chest. I pushed again and again. I can’t remember how many times to push
before breathing into him again. I stopped my frantic compressions and took
a deep breath, put my lips against his, and blew.

I don’t know
how long it went on. Every ounce of my being concentrated on doing this one
task. My life narrowed and became nothing but pushing and breathing.

Walter had
warned me—I had one shot at bringing Luke back. He’d told me that if I used
this spell, if I forced Luke’s spirit into the comatose boy, I was messing with
the very laws of nature. To do it once was taking a risk. Who knew if Luke
would be the same when he came back? The time spent in between, the pain
spirits felt over the loss of life, the loss of loved ones, the suffering they
took with them, unresolved issues from their lives, tasks left undone,
regrets—all these things could change a person, turn them, make them different.

But Luke came
back the same. He’s the same guy I fell for.

Walter warned
me that if for some reason Luke couldn’t stay inside Dean—if Dean forced his
spirit out and I tried the spell again—there was a chance Luke’s spirit
wouldn’t come back, at least not the same. Not the second time.

I pushed the
thought away. I refused to give up. I pushed, I breathed. Time stood still.

And then
suddenly, he coughed. It was a beautiful sound. I knelt back, and tears of joy
streamed down my face. He’s alive. Luke is still here, with me.

“Luke!”

His eyes
opened. He was alive and breathing, but then he moaned and turned his head,
reaching out to me. I fell back in shock.

It wasn’t Luke
I saw in the eyes that were now open and looking directly at me.

Blue eyes stared at me as his mouth opened and a voice
croaked out. “Colina? Where am I?”

I
write because it helps keeps the darkness away and reminds me that there is
magic in the world. I live with one husband, two dogs, and a cat named Shitty
Kitty in a small mining town in Arizona. At night this place is definitely
spooky. I swear I’ve heard the wind giggle, and sometimes there’s a very odd
breeze. Luckily, I love all things that go bump in the night. I adore old
movies. I’m a huge Joss Whedon fan.

I’ve
been known to eat pizza and cold Chinese food for breakfast, and I’m the queen
of the board game Stratego. I’ve never been beaten. NEVER!

Falling for someone can be dangerous, especially when someone wants to take them away from you. But what happens when fighting for the one you love could cost them their life?

For over two years, Summer Jacobs has tried to get her life back on track. A former nurse and now a prestigious restaurant owner, she’s living the dream just like her husband wanted. After watching him get killed in the MMA ring and almost losing her life herself, it left a scar on her soul. The thought of moving on scares her, but local NFL star, Evan Townsend, is determined to catch her heart.

Forced to work with him and the rest of the Carolina Cougars, Summer succumbs to his relentless efforts. He has the power to heal her, but there’s someone out there who wants to keep them apart, even if it means getting rid of Evan permanently. Hidden dangers lurk in the shadows and Summer soon finds herself on the run. It’s up to Evan to catch her, but the question is . . . will he get to her in time?

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author, L.P. Dover, is a southern belle residing in North Carolina along with her husband and two beautiful girls. Before she even began her literary journey she worked in Periodontics enjoying the wonderment of dental surgeries.

Not only does she love to write, but she loves to play tennis, go on mountain hikes, white water rafting, and you can't forget the passion for singing. Her two number one fans expect a concert each and every night before bedtime and those songs usually consist of Christmas carols.

Aside from being a wife and mother, L.P. Dover has written over twenty novels including her Forever Fae series, the Second Chances series, the Gloves Off series, the Armed and Dangerous series, the Royal Shifters series, and her standalone novel, Love, Lies, and Deception. Her favorite genre to read is romantic suspense and she also loves writing it. However, if she had to choose a setting to live in it would have to be with her faeries in the Land of the Fae

TROUBLE IS ONLY A KEYSTROKE
AWAY...

I'm very excited to reveal the cover
for book 2 in the #HACKER series,

IN TOO DEEP.

About the book:

One talented
hacker.

One dead
body.

One explosive
secret.

When one reckless night leads Farris
Barnett to the dead body of a classmate, she’s as willing as everyone else to
write it off as a suicide. That is, until cryptic messages start coming in from
someone who knows the truth, and they want Ferris on the case. Putting her
hacker skills to work, she begins to unravel the life of a victim who might
just have been the guiltiest of them all.

Her personal life in turmoil, Farris turns
to the only person she can trust to help her get to the bottom of things—a
friend on the verge of becoming much more. Together, they confront a killer
with a secret not even she could have decoded.

The biggest bombs, the ones that do
the most damage, are the ones you never see coming.

You can find the first chapter of IN
TOO DEEP inside the first book of the #HACKER series, PLAYING WITH FIRE
releasing October 27th!

About the author:

Sherry is a full time writer from
Colorado and the author of over a dozen novels for teens and young adults
including the best selling Stolen Empire series. She can often be found
browsing her local bookstore with a large white hot chocolate in one hand and a
towering stack of books in the other. That is, unless she's on deadline at
which time she, like the Loch Ness monster, is only seen in blurry photographs.

Sherry also
writes New Adult fiction under the pen name Ranae Glass and is a contributing
writer for fangirlish.com. You can find her at her official website,
www.sherryficklin.com, or stalk her on her Facebook page
www.facebook.com/sherry.ficklin.

Giveaway!

His work with patients recovering from traumatic events makes him the perfect person to help his friend, Guy Saint Laurent, with one of his Date Shark appointments. When Vance meets hesitant, frightened Natalie Price, he suspects she’s hiding the truth behind her fears, and he’s drawn in by a need to help her.

Haunted by a terrible event from her past, Natalie can’t even endure being touched without suffering a crippling panic attack…

She doesn’t know why, but Natalie feels Vance might be the only one who can help her put the pieces of her life back together. Despite the tension their arrangement causes with his girlfriend, their bi-weekly sessions seem to be helping…as long as he keeps his promise not to push her to reveal more than she’s ready to share.Suddenly the tables have turned…

When Vance suffers his own unspeakable tragedy, asking for help is the last thing he wants to do. Drowning in grief and guilt, crushed by betrayal and lies, Vance needs a lifeline.

Natalie has no idea why anyone thinks she can help him, given her own deep-rooted fears—but she knows she has to try.

A twisted notion of justice makes the danger all too real, and Vance and Natalie realize it might take one broken soul to mend another…

DelSheree Gladden was one of those shy, quiet kids who spent more time reading than talking. Literally. She didn't speak a single word for the first three months of preschool, but she had already taught herself to read. Her fascination with reading led to many hours spent in the library and bookstores, and eventually to writing. She wrote her first novel when she was sixteen years old, but spent ten years rewriting and perfecting it before having it published.

Native to New Mexico, DelSheree and her husband spent several years in Colorado for college and work before moving back home to be near family again. Their two children love having their cousins close by. When not writing, you can find DelSheree reading, painting, sewing and trying not to get bitten by small children in her work as a dental hygienist. DelSheree has several bestselling young adult series, including "Invisible" which was part of the USA Today Bestselling box set, "Pandora." The Date Shark Series is her first contemporary romance series, and her first book in her upcoming new adult series, The Ghost Host, will be releasing 2015.